The mission of the Wirehaired Vizsla Club of
America is to promote and protect quality and versatility in
the purebred Wirehaired Vizsla, to educate members and
others about the breed, to encourage the highest standards of ownership and
breeding, and to strive to bring the breed's natural qualities to
perfection.
The Wirehaired
Vizsla Club of America is the oldest existing club
for Wirehaired Vizslas in America, since 2003. If you aren't a
member, but have a Wirehaired Vizsla, or are considering getting
one, we want to hear from you!
JOIN
NOW!
The Wirehaired Vizsla Club of
America has been active with nationwide rescue,
newsletters and website since 2003. We are a group of
Wirehaired Vizsla owners dedicated to the preservation and
promotion of the breed in the United States.
Members'
interests are as versatile as the Wirehaired Vizsla itself -- our
dogs participate in a variety of activities from hunting and
field tests to conformation shows, obedience and agility trials.
Some are falconry dogs, some compete in Dock Dogs and others are
registered for therapy work. Most of the dogs do lots of different
activities, not just one. Whatever activities they do, all of them
are wonderful family companions.
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Upcoming Wirehaired Vizsla
Club of America Events!
AKC-FSS
The Wirehaired Vizsla was admitted
to AKC's Foundation Stock Service in January, 2008. Our
club collected 86 FSS registration applications and
submitted them in our initial packet or registrations
last fall.
We have started
collecting registrations for a second packet of registrations!
FSS registration applications sent to the Wirehaired Vizsla
Club of America to be included in the second packet will have
the registration fee waived. That's right, FREE REGISTRATION when
you do it through the club!!
More
information.
FOUNDATION STOCK SERVICE
NEWS
Effective January 1, 2009, FSS registered
Wirehaired Vizslas are now eligible to compete in AKC Companion and Performance Events.
Companion
Events include Agility, Obedience, Rally Trials and Tracking Tests.
Performance
Events are the Hunt Tests.
Look for
Wirehaired Vizslas at AKC tests and trials around the country next
year!
Congratulations to
Wirehaired
Vizsla JHs!
 Southwire's Pagliacci,
JH
"Archer" has completed all four legs to become the
very first Wirehaired Vizsla JH!
Archer is owned by Wayne &
Trish James, and was handled by Wayne.
Archer was bred by Freda
Kirtley and Barbara Zahn.
 Pine Tree's Avon, JH.
"Addie",
owned & handled by Bryan Swenson of Big Lake, MN, earned her JH
this spring too! She qualified all in one "double test" weekend put
on in April by the local Brittany and Vizsla clubs where Bryan
& Julie live.
 Dimond Alli Red Leg Cueto, JH
"Cueto" ("queeto"),
with his owner & handler, Rod Walley of Greensburg, KY. Cueto
finished his JH at a Hunt Test held in Ohio by the Miami Valley
Vizsla Club in November.
Other
Wirehaired Vizslas on their way to JH are:
Vizcaya's Bird
on a Wire "Danny" co-owned by Terry Mahler and Nancy Edmunds,
Humelrogen's Guffi, co-owned by Barbara Zahn and Freda Kirtley,
Konza Vadasz' Perry, co-owned by Holly Cagne and Maria Braud.
There may be others that we haven't heard about, so if you're
working on a JH with your Wirehaired Vizsla, let us
know!
Characteristics of the Wirehaired
Vizsla
The Wirehaired Vizsla is much like the
shorthaired in many aspects, though it is a distinctly separate
breed from the more familiar smooth Vizsla and is
recognized under its own breed standard by registries
worldwide. Physically it is generally a little larger and
heavier-boned. In appearance, with the same uniform coloration,
with nose and eyes that blend harmoniously with the coat, which is
coarse and wiry and has furnishings on the head and body. Its bushy
eyebrows accentuate a lively, intelligent expression and its golden
rust color blends into dried grasses and brush in the field. The
tail is docked 1/4 in countries where docking is permitted and
dewclaws removed.
In temperament, the wirehaired vizsla is a calm,
gentle and loyal companion. Its sensitivity and strong desire to
please make harsh discipline unnecessary and unwise. It is outgoing
and friendly, neither timid nor aggressive. An intuitive nature and
heritage of working cooperatively with the trained raptors makes the
Wire Viz a favorite of many falconers. It
is well-known as a deerstalker in Europe and the
UK.
A strong swimmer with a keen nose, it hunts fur or feather on land
or in water with enthusiasm.
It is a versatile gun dog that must be able to work in
the field, forest and water, having the following typical qualities:
an excellent nose, firmness on the point, excellent retrieves and
determination to remain on the scent even when swimming, which he
manifestly enjoys. He copes with difficult terrain as well as
extreme weather conditions.
As he is intended to be an efficient hunting dog, gun and
game shyness, unwillingness to point and retrieve, as well as a
dislike of water are undesirable. Because of his easy going nature
and his adaptability, he can easily be kept as a companion dog in
the house.
Rescue
Update!!
If you'd like more information about the
Wirehaired Vizsla, or our club, send us an
e-mail!
info@whvca.us
Last updated
on November 26, 2009
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Vizsla Club of America
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